Media in Sports

Media 1. One of the paradoxes associated with the media coverage of sports is that the media open up new opportunities for spectators to view sports, but they also limit and define the experiences of spectators. Explain how the media can do both of these things simultaneously. Many people would agree that they would rather go to a sporting event rather then watching it on television. But on the other hand some would prefer to stay …showed first 75 words of 345 total…

…showed last 75 words of 345 total…like the old days,” the commentators would tell stories in between pitches or during rain delays. I personally cannot stand watching games on television. With all the commercials and ads here and there I lose interest in the game. The media can do both things simultaneously by allowing the commentators to do their job of commentating and when there is a break in the game, then that is when they can throw in the ads.